PERI: Toxic 100 Water Polluters Index

Dow Inc.

Rank in Toxic 100 Water Polluters: 1
Surface Water releases 2021 (lbs): 768,604
POTW (sewerage plant) transfers 2021 (lbs): 627,459
Total Surface Water and POTW Toxic Hazard 2021: 97,260,947,708
Percentage of national total 2021 surface water and POTW hazard: 26.2%
EJ: Near Poor Share: 42%
EJ: Minority Share: 54%

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This company is rank 8 on the Toxic 100 Air Polluters list.
This company is rank 35 on the Greenhouse 100 Polluters list.
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Facilities displayed below: (display chemicals at facilities) (display chemicals)
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Facility Name	City	State	Surface water releases (lbs)	POTW transfers (lbs)	Toxic Hazard (quantity x toxicity)	Percent of total company hazard	EJ: Near Poor Share	EJ: Minority Share	EJ: Black Share	EJ: Hispanic Share	Split *
ST CHARLES OPERATIONS (TAFT/STAR) UNION CARBIDE CORP	HAHNVILLE	LA	419,492	0	208,139,092	0.21%	35.4%	47.7%	37.2%	6.6%
DOW CHEMICAL CO FREEPORT FACILITY	FREEPORT	TX	154,312	0	95,479,482,547	98.17%	49.8%	65.6%	7.8%	57.1%
THE DOW CHEMICAL CO - LOUISIANA OPERATIONS	PLAQUEMINE	LA	147,840	0	35,082,738	0.04%	36.7%	52.4%	43.6%	5.7%
UNION CARBIDE CORP SEADRIFT PLANT	SEADRIFT	TX	19,779	0	99,100,000	0.10%	30.5%	40.4%	0.0%	39.4%
DEER PARK_TX (ROH)	DEER PARK	TX	14,261	0	2,946,310	0.00%	36.0%	65.1%	1.0%	62.4%
PERFORMANCE MATERIALS NA INC	ORANGE	TX	5,839	0	13,150	0.00%	31.8%	22.8%	11.7%	6.7%
THE DOW CHEMICAL CO	MIDLAND	MI	5,155	0	264,249,855	0.27%	34.9%	22.7%	11.5%	7.6%
ROHM & HAAS CHEMICALS LLC	BRISTOL	PA	1,618	0	3,317,988	0.00%	31.9%	31.7%	12.9%	12.9%
DOW SILICONES CORP	CARROLLTON	KY	308	0	2,043,046	0.00%	50.2%	7.3%	2.0%	2.9%
ROHM & HAAS CHEMICALS LLC - KNOXVILLE SITE	KNOXVILLE	TN	1	5,263	39,614,485	0.04%	28.3%	13.6%	5.4%	4.7%
UNION CARBIDE CORP SOUTH CHARLESTON FACILITY	SOUTH CHARLESTON	WV	0	136,630	718,323,930	0.74%	43.1%	2.7%	1.5%	0.3%
ROHM & HAAS - LOUISVILLE PLANT	LOUISVILLE	KY	0	73,942	9,640,449	0.01%	34.0%	15.1%	9.8%	2.1%
ROHM & HAAS CHEMICALS LLC	KANKAKEE	IL	0	9,381	20,157,181	0.02%	25.9%	17.8%	7.2%	7.6%
BAYPORT_TX	PASADENA	TX	0	167	8,375,000	0.01%	15.6%	29.8%	5.9%	19.9%
UNION CARBIDE CORP TEXAS CITY PLANT	TEXAS CITY	TX	0	402,054	368,109,909	0.38%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
ROHM & HAAS CHEMICALS LLC	HAYWARD	CA	0	22	2,352,028	0.00%	4.9%	84.3%	6.0%	13.1%

For explanations of most columns above, including the EJ Shares, see the technical notes.

Toxic hazard: Pounds of direct releases to surface water and pounds transferred to Publicly Operated Treatment Works (POTW's) reported in the US Environmental Protection Agency's Toxics Release Inventory for the year 2021, weighted by toxicity of chemicals. Weights are from the EPA's Risk-Screening Environmental Indicators project. For details, see technical notes.

Quantity of toxic surface water releases and POTW transfers: Pounds of toxic chemicals released directly to surface water at each TRI facility or transferred off-site to a POTW, without weighting for toxicity or population.

* Split: if 50% appears in this column, then the facility's releases have been split among two 50/50% ownership parent companies for their parent company data, although the full pounds and hazard are displayed here.

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